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LifeBook C Series – Section Four
USING THE DVD PLAYER ONBATTERY POWERSince DVD drives consume a lot of power, your overall
battery life will be shorter when operating the DVD drive
continuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than
during standard operation. Many movies run-times are
longer than your LifeBook can support on a single
battery. If you are watching a DVD movie on battery
power you may need to swap in an additional, charged
battery or attach AC power during the movie to view it
in its entirety.
To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:
1. Have an additional full-charged battery or your
AC adapter ready for use.
2. Start watching your DVD movie.
3. When the low battery warning occurs, immediately
stop the movie and exit the DVD player.
4. Manually place your LifeBook into suspend mode by
depressing the Suspend button and replace the
discharged battery with an additional full-charged
battery. Or if you do not have an additional battery,
you may attach AC power as soon as you see the low
battery warning.
5. Resume your LifeBook by pressing the Suspend
button again. This step is not required if you
attached AC power without entering suspend mode.
6. Restart your DVD player, locate and skip to the
chapter of the movie you were last watching.
7. Continue watching your DVD movie.
AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTIONThe Auto Insert Notification function allows your Life-
Book to automatically start a DVD/CD as soon as it is
inserted in the DVD drive and the tray is closed. Your Life-
Book will begin playing an audio DVD/CD or will start an
application if the DVD/CD includes an auto run file.
Disabling Auto Insert Notification Function
To disable the Auto Insert Notification function, follow
these easy steps:
1. Save all data and close all open applications.
2. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select
Control Panel.
3. Double-click the System icon. This will open the
System Properties dialog box.
4. Select the Device Manager tab to display the device
lists for your LifeBook.
5. Click on the + to the left of the DVD drive ic on. T he
treeview will expand to show the DVD drive manu-
facturer’s name and model number.
6. Double-click on the DVD drive manufacturer’s
name and model number. This will open the DVD
drive manufacturer’s name and model number
dialog box.
7. Select the Settings tab and then remove the check
mark in the Auto Insert Notification box to turn it
off.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Close in the System Properties dialog box, then
click Yes in the System Settings Change pop-up
window when it asks you to restart your machine
and activate this change.
The Auto Insert Notification function can be re-activ at ed
by repeating this process and placing a check mark in the
Auto Insert Notification box to turn it back on.
CAUTION
Prolonged use of the DVD drive, such as watching a
DVD movie, will substantially reduce your LifeBook’s
battery life.
CAUTION
Many movies run-times are longer than your system
can support on a single battery. If you are watching a
DVD movie on battery power you may need to swap in
an additional, charged battery or attach AC power
during the movie to view it in its entirety.
POINT
An additional fully-charged battery is highly
recommended if you will be watching DVD movies on
battery power. If you don’t have an additional battery,
you may purchase one either on-line at
FPCDirect.fujitsupc.com or call 1-877-FPCDirect
(1-877-372-3473).
CAUTION
If you do not stop the DVD player quickly and the
LifeBook attempts to auto-suspend (critical battery low
state) the LifeBook will shutdown improperly. If this
occurs, you will need to perform a hard reset and follow
the instruction, if any, presented to you before the
system will reboot.
POINT
Some shorter DVD movies may not require you to
swap batteries or attach AC power to complete them.
However, it is best to be prepared since actu al batter y life
while operating the DVD drive cannot be guaranteed.
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